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In Memorium…
http://www.toni-marie.net/ blog/ ?p=198In Memorium… Posted by Toni-Marie on Thursday, 4 September, 2008 @ 2:11 pm I’ve avoided talking about this, whilst it was a big media sensation, no need to give it more publicity than it already recieved, and I needed to work out myself just how I felt about this.
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Song-Off: Teen Angst
http://popdose.com/ song-off-teen-angst/M83 - “Teen Angst” Placebo - “Teenage Angst” Zack: It’s hard to argue that there’s anybody who has a better grasp of teen angst than Gordon Gano of the Violent Femmes. But Brian Molko of Placebo comes close.
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Placebo - Special Needs
http://www.piosenki.multa.pl/ placebo/ placebo-special-needs/Sleeping With Ghosts Remember me when you’re the one who’s silver screen Remember me when you’re the one you always dreamed Remember me when everyone’s noses start to bleed Remember me, special needs Just 19 and sucker’s dream I guess I thought you had the flavour Just 19 and dream obscene with six
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Preventing Heart Failure: Fish Oil?
http://commenturl.com/ 2008/ 09/ 01/ preventing-heart-failure-fish-oil/time.com Fish oil supplements may work slightly better than a popular cholesterol-reducing drug to help patients with chronic heart failure, according to new research released Sunday. Chronic heart failure is a condition that occurs when the heart becomes enlarged and cannot pump blood efficiently
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Paxil Lawyers in San Diego Fight for the Victims
http://www.bestseattlelawyers.com/ ?p=1921The drug Paxil, Manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline is used as an antidepressant prescribed to those suffering from anxiety disorders such as OCD, ADD, PMS, postpartum depression, and post traumatic stress disorder. Paxil is a very common drug used to prevent these types of disorders and has been on the market since 1992.
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Gel. Medication. Nearsightedness. Children. “Pirenzepine gel may help to preserve vision in nearsighted kids …”
http://www.sujanani.com/ lasik/ lasik_surgery/ ?p=100953Dr R Michael Stiatkowski of Dean McGee Eye Institute/University of Oklahoma and colleagues have indicated that following “a year of treatment, the average increase in myopia was significantly less for children using pirenzepine.” More from a Release dated August 26: Medication slows progression
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Ben Goldacre and Placebo (Part 2) Radio 4: Lacking In Cheese or Missing An Eye
http://holfordwatch.info/ 2008/ 08/ 26/ ben-goldacre-and-placebo-part-2-radio-4-…Dr Ben Goldacre broadcast a 2 part exploration of the potent, intriguing power of placebo on BBC Radio 4. Goldacre offered a fine overview of the history, science and theatre of this fascinating phenomenon. There was a good taste of many of the ethical and trust issues involved in researching or using placebo and some useful discussion.
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Part two of my Radio 4 show on the placebo effect, 9pm tonight (Monday)
http://www.badscience.net/ 2008/ 08/ part-two-of-my-radio-4-show-on-the-placebo-…So tonight at 9pm on BBC Radio 4 (Monday) you can hear the second episode of my two-part miniseries on the placebo effect, one of the most effective and neglected evidence based treatments known to man.
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Placebo effects
http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/ blog/ 2008/ 08/ 23/ placebo-effects/The placebo effect is popular this week. There’s a New Scientist article that you can read half of without a log-in. There’s a badscience article in the Guardian, in which Ben Goldacre discusses research that suggests that things you think are healthy for you become so. Topical for me.
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Think yourself thin…
http://www.badscience.net/ 2008/ 08/ think-yourself-thin/Think yourself thin… August 23rd, 2008 by Ben Goldacre in placebo, bad science | 36 Comments » Ben Goldacre The Guardian, Saturday August 23 2008 What I particularly enjoy is the spectacle of fat people – ideally drinking beer – watching television, while somewhere on the other side of the world
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